Government officials have announced that starting this school year, children in elementary and junior high schools will get one extra field trip each year. Under the new policy, 1.8 million students will go on not one but two field trips every year. Officials say the policy is aimed at propping up the tourism industry in off-peak seasons. Theme parks and factory tours feature in many a school trip. To bolster tourism, transport and education authorities have decided that kids will go on not one but two field trips a year, effective immediately. But one travel operator says the measure won’t be as big a boost as expected..Liu Chih-chiangTravel operatorWith the exception of graduation trips, most field trips last one day at a single location. That is to say, even the meals are taken at the farm or the tourism factory. So in terms of domestic travel, the “diffusion” of this tourist stimulus will be rather limited. The travel operator adds that student spending is lower than that of the average adult. Liu Chih-chiangTravel operatorIn comparison, of course adults spend more money. Most children purchase on-site products like toys, souvenirs or snacks like fried chicken cutlets or fries. This is one of the more obvious differences in the consumption patterns of grown-ups and children.Chou Yun-huiTourism Bureau director-generalStudents going out more is a good thing, I think.Educational trips are a stable source of income for the domestic tourism industry. Many in the tour industry are keen for more kids to help improve revenue in off-peak seasons.
Government officials have announced that starting this school year, children in elementary and junior high schools will get one extra field trip each year. Under the new policy, 1.8 million students will go on not one but two field trips every year. Officials say the policy is aimed at propping up the tourism industry in off-peak seasons. Theme parks and factory tours feature in many a school trip. To bolster tourism, transport and education authorities have decided that kids will go on not one but two field trips a year, effective immediately. But one travel operator says the measure won’t be as big a boost as expected..Liu Chih-chiangTravel operatorWith the exception of graduation trips, most field trips last one day at a single location. That is to say, even the meals are taken at the farm or the tourism factory. So in terms of domestic travel, the “diffusion” of this tourist stimulus will be rather limited. The travel operator adds that student spending is lower than that of the average adult. Liu Chih-chiangTravel operatorIn comparison, of course adults spend more money. Most children purchase on-site products like toys, souvenirs or snacks like fried chicken cutlets or fries. This is one of the more obvious differences in the consumption patterns of grown-ups and children.Chou Yun-huiTourism Bureau director-generalStudents going out more is a good thing, I think.Educational trips are a stable source of income for the domestic tourism industry. Many in the tour industry are keen for more kids to help improve revenue in off-peak seasons.
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